I caught my husband in the Halloween Candy Bag early this morning and threatened to tell to the kids. I was even prepared to take a picture for evidence. In fact, what they don’t realize is that he has already pulled out his favorite candies from their “trick-or-treat” bags stashing them away in the freezer….
Halloween
Fun Ways to Get Rid of Halloween Candy (without just eating it all)
Need fun, effective ways to get rid of Halloween Candy this fall. Try these tear free solutions with your little goblins. It was a crazy 4-day candy free-for-all for the Joyous Family. Candy piled on candy in our home. All 4 of us were becoming tired and cranky. Friday: An afternoon stroll down main street…
How to Make Easy Ooozzing Pumpkins for Halloween
Got your pumpkin all carved but it needs a little something. Humm, how about an oozing pumpkin with neon green, or pink or even purple slim bubbling out of its mouth. Green goo sliding out of you pumpkin’s mouth for Halloween trick-or-treaters is so easy! The simplest way uses house hold ingredients that are safe…
Spicy Pumpkin Recipes You Will Love ( Even if you Hate Pumpkin Pie)
I do not like pumpkin pie. There I said it out loud. Does that make me un-American? No wait, that is apple pie. I don’t like that either. The fact is I don’t really care for pie. Wait! Don’t stop reading yet! Here are 10 tasty spicy pumpkin dishes besides pie. Pumpkin Spiced Granola is a yummy…
Mistakes to Avoid When Painting Pumpkins
We are pumpkin carvers. Painting pumpkins is a new adventure for the Joyous Family. Elijah, age 9, wanted to enter the elementary school’s storybook pumpkin contest this year. The pumpkins were displayed from Oct 15-31 too long for a carved pumpkin to serve–more on this in Painted Pumpkins Your Favorite Book. Plus the…
10 Inspiring Pumpkin Painting Top Video Tutorials
So much more than just carving! I picked YouTube’s Top Video Tutorials just for you! These are amazing “not carved pumpkins” that can last -maybe until the New Year. Painted, puffed, jeweled and sparkled pumpkins that are the super hero’s of Halloween and beyond. Leave a picture of your amazing creation in the comments…
Halloween Pumpkins Based on Your Favorite Book
Is there anything better on a brisk fall day than cozying up with your child and a favorite book? Reading to your child is such a gift of your time. As I tell my son, books can take you around the world, deep into space, and off into other dimensions in just one afternoon. Every…